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DIRECTV Conference Call-Part 2 2008-05-09 10:07:19 After reviewing their quarterly results, DIRECTV took questions from Wall Street about their numbers and what they foresee for the rest of 2008.
Goldman Sachs asked about any impact the economy and housing market was having on DIRECTV, and also if the upcoming digital transition was helping the company. Mr. Carey noted the economy [...]
DIRECTV Conference Call-Part 3 2008-05-12 07:46:50 In part three of our review of the DIRECTV conference call, we will recap the company’s comments on the acquisition of 180 Connect, working with AT&T, the multi-dwelling unit market, and their current relationship with TiVo.
Chase Carey, CEO of DIRECTV talked about the acquisition of 180 Connect, announced last month. Carey [...]
DISH Network Adds 22 National HD Channels 2008-05-12 01:21:31 DISH Network caught many satellite television viewers off guard with a sudden expansion of their national HD lineup.
The release, issued late yesterday states they will add 22 new national HD channels. After reviewing the list, 19 are actually new, and 3 have been on board for a few weeks, CNN [...]
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DISH Network Posts 1st Quarter Results 2008-05-13 07:49:25 DISH Network came out with their quarterly report after the market close today, and while the numbers look good, the subscriber count doesn’t.
The satellite television provider had 35,000 net subscriber additions for the 1st quarter of 2008. That number was an 89% dive from comparable numbers last year, when DISH Network added 310,000 [...]
Why DISH Network Dropped VOOM HD 2008-05-15 08:28:38 DISH Network’s recent decision to drop the VOOM HD channel network has certainly drawn plenty of criticism from viewers who claim they love VOOM and its 24-hour HD programming format. From a business perspective however, the move had to be made.
For those not familiar with VOOM, the concept behind the company [...]
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DISH Network Rising on Wall Street Upgrade 2008-05-14 21:16:31 DISH Network is seemingly having a bad week, yet investors in the company have to be happy with a nearly 10% gain on their shares of DISH Network since last Friday.
Shares of DISH closed on May 9th at $30.59. Today they closed at $33.32, a gain of 9.6% in three [...]
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, Street
, Wall Street
DISH Network Drops VOOM HD 2008-05-14 09:51:04 DISH Network quickly reversed course on its national HD expansion, dropping all 15 of the VOOM HD channels it previously carried. This coming just days after adding 22 new HD channels on Monday.
The move, done in two steps by dropping ten VOOM channels yesterday, and the remaining five today, has [...]
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DIRECTV Commercial Blasts Comcast 2008-05-17 13:58:02 Order DIRECTV today and receive up to $341 in savings!
DIRECTV has some of the funnier commercials going right now. One of my favorites is this gem, where cable company executives are trying to figure out how to compete with the Direct TV HD lineup.
This commercial is a not-so-thinly-veiled slap at Comcast
, who earlier [...]
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Why DISH Network Dropped VOOM HD 2008-05-15 08:28:38 Order DIRECTV today and receive up to $341 in savings!
DISH Network’s recent decision to drop the VOOM HD channel network has certainly drawn plenty of criticism from viewers who claim they love VOOM and its 24-hour HD programming format. From a business perspective however, the move had to be made.
For those not [...]
Read more:Dropped
DIRECTV Presents French Open Mix 2008-05-19 11:47:46 Following up on their popular Masters Mix coverage, DIRECTV is now taking tennis coverage to another level this year at the French
Open.
Again pushing the limits on sports coverage, this year DIRECTV will offer 350 hours of live tennis with their “French Open Interactive” coverage.
This year’s tournament runs from May 25th through [...]
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DIRECTV, DISH Network Score High Satisfaction Ratings 2008-05-20 11:31:42 Satellite television providers DISH Network and DIRECTV have to be happy with the latest customer satisfaction numbers, which show higher ratings than cable TV operators.
The American Customer Satisfaction
Index, (ACSI) is produced by the University of Michigan. This years numbers have DIRECTV at the top of the list, with a score of 68. [...]
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, Ratings
VOOM HD Fires Back at DISH Network 2008-06-07 14:55:38 Voom Network fired back at DISH Network this week, filing an amended complaint against the satellite television operator.
The complaint, filed in New York, alleges Voom HD will suffer $1 billion in damages due to the sudden removal of all 15 VOOM channels off of DISH Network last month.
The amendment was latched on to [...]
DISH Network Adds WGN America HD 2008-06-13 07:39:22 Chicago Cubs fans across the nation have to be happy with the news from DISH Network; WGN America
has been upgraded to HD.
The agreement will allow customers who subscribe to America’s Top 200 HD package and higher to begin receiving WGN America on channel 239 HD. The agreement also puts into place additional [...]
Direct TV Broadcasting Championship Gaming Series 2008-06-17 08:28:28 DirecTV is firing up another special presentation on their in-house network “The 101.” This time it is the Championship Gaming
Series or CGS.
Action kicked off on The 101 yesterday, and will continue through mid-July. Broadcasts will be each Monday and Wednesday, live and in HD on the Direct
TV exclusive [...]
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DISH Network America’s Top 100 Package 2008-06-20 18:41:28 DISH Network offers several programming packages for you to choose from. While it’s great to have everything, not everyone needs or wants 300+ channels. Let’s take a look at a basic DISH Network bundle, the America
’s Top 100 package.
This DISH Network package is considered an entry-level package, comparable to basic cable. But if you compare [...]
DTVPal Echostar TR40 Speculation Continues 2008-06-19 07:56:22 Speculation and rumors surrounding the DTVPal continue to make rounds on the internet, as Dish Network and Slingbox have done a poor job in defining the product. Once known as the Echostar TR-40, the latest information has the DTVPal actually becoming a different product.
A few reviews of the DTVPal have finally sprung up, and [...]
DIRECTV Expands Wimbledon Tennis Coverage 2008-06-18 19:41:54 DirecTV must be on a mission to acquire every golf and tennis fan in America with their continued “Mix” coverage of major events. First it was the Masters Golf tournament, the the French Open Mix, and next will be the Wimbledon
Interactive Mix starting later this month on June 23rd.
Coverage
won’t be quiet as [...]
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Direct TV VOD Officially Launches 2008-07-07 09:54:31 Flying under the radar last week, Direct
TV officially released their Video On Demand, (VOD) service. Titled DirecTV On Demand, the satellite provider is promising more than 4,000 offerings in both standard and HD initially. Titles will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Direct TV is not charging anything for [...]
Direct TV Climbs the Mtn 2008-07-06 18:35:44 Direct TV will add another sports network next month, this time it is the home of the Mountain West Sports conference, known as the Mtn.
The mtn. was actually the first network launched to exclusively cover one conference, but things have been tough for the pioneering conference. The conference itself is made up [...] Read more:Direct
AT&T Drops DISH Network 2008-07-02 16:53:07 AT&T dealt a blow today to satellite TV provider DISH Network, announcing it would terminate its resale contract at the end of its current term. The contract, which runs until the end of 2008, allows AT&T to sell DISH Network television service across the AT&T service footprint.
AT&T has resold DISH Network service for 5 [...] Read more:Drops
Direct TV In Your Condo or Apartment 2008-06-30 19:20:45 Many cable TV customers have been asking recently, can I get Direct
TV at my apartment? The answer to that may require a little investigation, but in many cases the answer is yes.
For many years, those living in apartments, condominiums, and townhomes had to settle for their cable TV provider, whether it is Comcast, Time [...] Read more:Condo
DISH Latino Packages from DISH Network 2008-06-27 19:40:23 DISH Network has the widest selection of Spanish language channels available. All of these packages are under the DISH Latino
heading. So what exactly can DISH Latino offer to Spanish speaking customers?
There is certainly a wide variety of Spanish programming available in these bundles. Gone are the days when only a handful of channels were [...] Read more:Packages
DTVPal Finally Released By DISH Network 2008-06-27 08:30:47 The ever elusive DTVPal is now for sale, according to a press release from DISH Network. The release, issued yesterday mentions that the DTVPal is now available through DISH Network directly, but is not apparently in stores yet.
Pricing on the DTVPal is $59.99, so with a government issued $40 discount coupon, the price would [...] Read more:Finally
NFL Sunday Ticket Superfan Details 2008-07-19 16:38:56 With many NFL fans getting ready to shell out a few hundred dollars for the Direct TV SundayTicket
package, another question awaits, should I pay another $99 for the SuperFan package?
So what exactly is the Superfan package, and why do you need it? Well you don’t need it, its not food, water, or shelter. [...]
DISH Network TurboHD Details 2008-07-18 15:46:11 DISH Network Turbo HD is a new line of packages designed to cater to the HD-only crowd. These HD aficionados, or HD snobs as they often affectionately refer to themselves, continue to decry the lack of quality HD content currently being broadcast across the airwaves. Maybe the introduction of TurboHD from DISH Network will [...]
Who Will Have 100 HD Channels First? 2008-07-17 13:19:37 With DISH Network recently announcing they will add 17 new HD channels on August 1st, the question now is, will they beat Direct TV to the “magical” 100 HD channel mark?
If DirecTV stands pat until the end of the month, then that will be the case. DirecTV made a big deal in 2007 that [...] Read more:First
DISH Network Launches Echostar 11 2008-07-16 16:06:35
DISH Network has to be happy today, as their Echostar XI satellite was launched successfully late last night and is on its way to becoming fully operational.
Echostar XI was sent up to provide the much needed capacity DISH Network needs to continue their HD expansion. After falling behind Direct TV significantly in the high [...]
Has DirecTV Overpriced NFL Sunday Ticket? 2008-07-09 17:05:47 DirecTV is once again promoting their top exclusive package, the NFL SundayTicket
. While every football fan across America would surely love to have this package for free, DirecTV and the NFL are of course in business to make money. That being said, have they priced themselves out of the market with the [...] Read more:DirecTV
DISH Network Local Channels 2008-07-08 14:14:29 Many considering the switch to DISH Network satellite TV ask if they can get local channels. The answer in most cases is yes, Dish Network can provide you with your local channels in most areas of the country.
Why most areas of the country? Because local channels are delivered differently than national [...] Read more:Local
Direct TV vs AT&T U-Verse 2008-08-06 20:17:12 Many parts of the country now have an additional choice when considering their cable TV options. These additional options are coming from the former Bell companies, AT&T and Verizon, as they now offer U-Verse and FiOS service, video services delivered over fiber and copper lines to each home.
So how does AT&T’s U-verse service stack [...] Read more:Direct
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